6 HYPENIDiE. 



sions ; head and abdominal surface paler ; possesses only 

 three pairs of abdominal legs ; spiracles black. It feeds 

 on sallow and willow in July and August; forms a cocoon 

 of silk covered with debris. Treit., Guen., &c. 



Bomolocha fontis, Thnb. 



crassalis, Fb. 



(Plate 1. fig. 4.) 



Loc. Plymouth^ Spitchwick, Dunsford, Clovelly, 

 Hastings, Suffolk, Haslemere, Dorking, Staffordshire, 

 Sevenoaks, South of Ireland, Leith Hill, Carrick-on- 

 Shannon. 



Occurs from the middle of June to the middle of 

 July, usually amongst bilberry. 



Var. terricularis, Hb. In this variety the wings are 

 nearly black, with white markings. 



The larva is green, with three dark lines ; spiracles 

 black; pale spots on the segments. On heath (?), bil- 

 berry, nettle (?). It forms a cocoon among leaves in 

 the autumn. Treit., Hofmann, &c. 



Hypena rostralis, L. 

 (Plate 1. fig. 3.) 



Loc. Plymouth, Almondsbury, Sheffield, Lynn, Nor- 

 wich, Thetford, Colchester, Hastings, Suffolk, Bromley, 

 Kent, Ireland. 



In June, July, and again in September. Hybernated 

 specimens occur also in Ajml. 



